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SPE Dividend

Special Opportunities Fund, Inc.

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of
Dividend yield
10.74%
Annual dividend
$1.31
Payout ratio
1.55
Frequency
Monthly
Share price
$12.17
Market cap
$134M

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $0.1087

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is SPE a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

  • Yield is far above the marketAt 10.74%, the yield is more than three times the median of 2.84% across US dividend payers. A yield rises when a share price falls, so an unusually high figure often reflects what the market expects rather than what management has promised.
  • Paying out more than it earnsA payout ratio of 1.55 means the dividend exceeds reported earnings. That can be sustained for a while from cash reserves or borrowing, but not indefinitely.
  • Dividend has been cut 13 timesAcross 33 complete years, the annual total fell in 2016, 2019, 2023 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2023.
  • Pays monthlyPayments arrive twelve times a year rather than the usual four, which suits income being drawn rather than reinvested.

SPE dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1993 to 2025.

1993199920052011201720232025
Peak $2.21 in 2013Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for SPE, most recent first.
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountType
$0.1087Monthly
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$0.1090Monthly
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$1.3836Irregular
$0.1098Monthly
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$0.0954Monthly
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$0.0867Monthly
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Frequently asked questions

Does SPE pay a dividend?
Yes. Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. pays a monthly dividend, currently yielding 10.74% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.31 per share.
How much does SPE pay in dividends?
$1.31 per share over the last twelve months, paid monthly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next SPE ex-dividend date?
The next ex-dividend date on record is November 17, 2026, with payment on November 30, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.